2024 CarolinaTIP Program Completers Announced
51 Teachers. 17 Coaches. 3 Years. Each spring, we proudly recognize the latest group of educators who finish CarolinaTIP, an induction and retention program for novice teachers. We want to take a…
You Are Not Alone: How CarolinaTIP Supports New Teachers
By Madi Coffman For most of my life, I wasn’t good at the things I loved doing. When I danced as a child, I was always in the back row. As a teenager in the band, I had to practice more than…
The CarolinaTIP Difference: Retaining and Supporting New Teachers
By Kassi Tarlton I had no idea what I was agreeing to when I said “yes” to waking up early on Saturday mornings and working with the Carolina Teaching Induction Program (CarolinaTIP) in the initial…
From Novice to Accomplished: Reflections from a CarolinaTIP Alumna
Read Madalyn’s first story about Bridging the Gap with Support and Planning By Madalyn Hazlett I began my first year teaching math in 2017 at Dreher High School. Over the past seven…
For Alison Schriro, the College of Education has ‘been there every step’ of her teaching career
By Anna Francis, annafrancis@sc.edu The CarolinaTIP completer is encouraged by continued investment through the Coaching Academy Alison Schriro enjoyed her time at the University of South Carolina,…
Power:Ed funding expands CarolinaTIP programming to Pee Dee
The Carolina Teacher Induction Program (CarolinaTIP) has earned a $300,000 grant from Power:Ed, the philanthropy of the SC Student Loan Corporation, to expand programming to South Carolina’s Pee Dee…
CarolinaTIP completer receives college’s 2024 Outstanding New Teacher Award
CarolinaTIP Educator Adam Rafferty was presented with the University of South Carolina College of Education’s 2024 Outstanding New Teacher Award at its annual Champions of Education Gala in late…
Carolina TIP : Program Impact
Since 2017, CarolinaTIP has achieved teacher retention rates ranging from 93% to 100%. As a result of three years of program support, TIP Teachers overwhelmingly report: Decreased Stress Increased…
Leading With Love: What Impact Will You Leave Behind?
By Kentrina Bridges Being born into a family filled with love makes it easy to love. Showing understanding, compassion, and respect to all becomes automatic. Now imagine you were never provided those…
An Alternative Certification Pathway You Want to Support
By Kathy Schwalbe Recently, a South Carolina teacher posed a question about policymakers continuing to entertain the idea of “shortcuts” for people to become teachers in our state. She asked, “How do…
Rising to the Challenge
By Brad Washington I knew sooner or later that a classroom would be calling my name. I worked with the Boys & Girls Club for more than ten years and as a behavior interventionist for seven years…
CarolinaTIP: A Promising Solution to the Teacher Shortage
By Nicole Skeen, University Induction Coordinator | UofSC College of Education When my husband and I found out we were expecting, we did everything in our power to prepare. We read books, attended…